Serodiagnosis of adenovirus infections at a tertiary care centre in Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

To determine the seroprevalence of adenovirus infection in tertiary care patients. Retrospective analysis of adenovirus infections by serology. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 565 patients treated at a referral centre during January 1987 to January 1992.Results: 13 patients had titres > 1 16 in the absence of other pathogens; 11 patients were immunocompromised with five deaths; seven patients experienced pulmonary distress and two had persistent diarrhoea. Adenovirus infection should be considered in the aetiology of severe illness in immunocompromised children